That'll do pig, that'll do. Pure class. That TIRAMISUS twist keeping the game alive as a contest helped boost the excitement levels coming in to the home straight. And the game of rock/paper/scissors (or scissors/paper/stone if you like...) certainly gets my seal of approval as an appropriate manner...

Cerise!!! :shock: Someone went above and beyond in his efforts to look pretty for CoC today! Tis no wonder he got molested in the first round... #stunner That was one of the most exciting ones so far for me... especially each time Rachel pressed CECIL only to reveal another very gettable numbers gam...

The only bit that's still confusing is this: The -75 thing Actually, never mind. I think I have it now. -75 as a penalty for having both wrong players in a match, but no penalty applies as long as one of the players is the person you predicted to be there. And as that system will carry on all the w...

They basically look the same anyway. Fair point. Paul is the Clark Kent version... Tx for the explanation. Clears up a few things I was unsure about. The only bit that's still confusing is this: The -75 thing Is that an automatic -75 you score if neither of your picks from earlier matches appear op...

The OP reads like ESL.
There's something about a -75, but it's not explained.
Also, with the margins scoring, it says there is an extra 1pt added per number closer than 10pts out, but in the given example, it seems some sort of exponential method is used...

So, what happens with the wrong predictions in the next round?
Does Zarte now automatically take Paul's place in my remaining predictions, or is there an ongoing penalty for getting the first result wrong?

Thinking some more about the CoC and what might happen over the next few days... ...what was great about Dylan's win in the last one was how there was an element of redemption about his win after the unexpected defeat in S69's final. With that in mind, I'd pick out these players as the most worthy w...

Graeme. Apologies. I can't expend too much energy taking your reply seriously, as you seem to have a blind spot on this topic. You're usually sharper and fairer in your analysis of things... but not with this. Hypothetically, if someone's tongue is deeply extended into someone else's hole, all they'...

the only three of the top 16 who weren't invited were 14, 15 and 16, so while I wouldn't necessarily have invited the exact same group of people that were invited, I don't think what has happened is the worst thing ever.

John Cowen is John Cowen. I help balance out the show's diversity policy. Anyone who made it to a semi final is CoC material as far as I'm concerned. The only pity is that there were only 16 spaces allocated for 24 contenders. The final 4L solve in your Semi was the best CD moment of the decade, so...

I must have seriously impressed you at Co:Dub yesterday Mr McGraw :lol: A tiebreak conundrum in the final though - what scenes May as well have drama in a final! Let's make it one to remember. ;) The way I see it, there are a fair number of players who could nick the title... ...and I have a feelin...

This is going to be a hard COC, (but all the more enjoyable for that, undoubtedly)...
...I am actively rooting for 11 of these contestants to do as well as they possible can, compared to around 6 in the last one.
It'll be compelling viewing.

Good point... I'd agree that anyone who made the 800 club over the last 3 years or so is in with a realistic shot of some CoC action... so Conrad and Stephen are good shouts, but I wouldn't bet my house on their inclusion.

QUICK LINK https://www.facebook.com/events/406571309767781/ That is the event page. -------------------------------------- WHAT IS IT? Based on Channel 4's flagship daytime TV quiz show, this will be a chance to partake in a real life Countdown tournament, in a rural setting. We'll have consonants, ...

To no extent actually, other than whatever is in your bizarre imagination. --------------------------------------------------------- The stats I'm most interested in are the following:- -What was the average hardness level (according to Apto) of the conundrums during Zarte's run compared to the oth...

Interesting times... The Countdown game record is 146. If Zarte gets 144 he scores 1000... The best max Zarte's had so far has been 145. Generally he's getting ~90% of the available max. The highest max of S78 so far has been 175. There is quite a real possibility that, with a bit of luck, two massi...

I was sure you were going to go for randomite when you seemed unsure in the monradite round! No, I had the word. Just took around 25s to see DOMINATER which is my falsie for MONRADITE. The unsureness was fake news. Just playing. Did you actually say gandiseeg in the omitted buzz? I did... but it di...

Yeah... it was great watching that back. Very enjoyable game to be a part of... though I never expected that making a 6 from 5 and 1 would cause such difficulties! ;) I actually gandiseeg-ed the conundrum... which would have been a terribly cringeworthy moment to watch back. Even as I was doing it, ...

I love my priceless piece of Kryptonite.
And my sociopathic little niece (4) is fascinated by it, and regularly asks if we can use it to "kill yuperman"... with an excited and conspiratorial glint in her eye.

Stop right there. If we had a game of the decade, I think it should be more open, rather than to just winners of GOTY, just like GOTY is open to non-GOTW winners. A few games have been missed and were highlighted later on, like Rahul Suresh's max bullet hyper nasty numbers attack. Mathematically, i...

This has been on my mind today, so I had a look at some of the recent maxes that the S77 crew have faced... No point doing a full run down till the series is over, but if you just look at the Octochamps so far, here's what was available for each of them:- Series 77 (Octochamps to date) Tom CC..... [...

By virtue of being a fussy eater, I am *almost* vegetarian...
Won't eat beef, steak, lamb, pork, bacon, venison, eggs, or any seafood.
It's not an issue of principle, but I am often grateful when a vegetarian option is available.

Summary for Eoin Jackson......... I've been looking forward to this for months now. It reads a little better than I had anticipated. I love that SATANISE gets a medal. We already had HEARSE for 6, OMINOUS for 7, and MORTALISE for 9, so S77 needed a good 8 to complete that set. I have your back, JC!...

Yep, I had fun, even though the initial nerves were almost strong enough to affect the experience. By show 6 it was just enjoyable.
Elliott... I love your grinch impersonation. Top trolling!
P.S. What adjective have you got for me?!

Did I hear "only an 8" used in a round today? I know... don't remind me Elliott. That was the major cringe moment watching back today. It seemed such a juicy set, I was convinced there would be a 9... I know now (from the wiki) that there wasn't one, but there were 13 different 8's available, so st...

Little bit of inside info about this game... Jacob was a last minute stand-in player. Someone by the name of Emily (not Cox! ;)) got cold feet and pulled out on the day. So fair play to him for stepping up. Watching yourself back on TV is a bit cringey... but my first real face-palm moment came in t...

Looking through some of the Series 77 matches, I noticed an interesting stat for one-time winner Steve Anderson... He beat Nikki then lost to Sarah, meaning he only ever faced female opponents. Considering the overarching male-domination in all things Countdown, I wonder just how small the "Blessed ...

These incrementing badges of Eoin's are a neat idea. Well that's one adjective for them. Speaking of adjectives, I have an adjective I always use for you Zarte, but it'd be best to follow your lead and hold my tongue. ;) Glad u like 'em Johnny. Going on CD is a once in a lifetime thing (for most), ...

haha obviously an excellent thread Yeah! Proper aptodrama! The murky countdown fan underworld would make for a gripping soap opera. I wonder which production company are most likely to take it on? (One proviso... Mark Deeks and Richard Brittain both have to play themselves. No-one else could do tho...

Thanks to Jennifer for linking to this thread earlier on in Aptochat. People actually criticized Jack for the goatdown moment? I thought that was great! Of course you have to be sensitive to other people's feelings... that's obvious. But not to the extent that you can't show any joy, or stay lighthe...

Jesus Christ on a bike! :O I just finished watching today's episode... What an epic battle. Edge of seat stuff... I played along at home as ever, and was trailing both contestants... (biggest gaps being by 16pts to Ben in Rd12, and by 14pts to Phil in Rd14) Eventually ended up beating Ben by 1pt on ...

Just guessing... that it's pretty good? The English language hasn't changed too drastically since then, and Oxford are C4C's favourites. However, the regular updates... words added, word removed... will not be accounted for. There was a particularly far reaching update in 2015 that the Apto-communit...